Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-28
MURDER OR sUnClDEl
Testimony I'm the Denhayon Case.
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telegram to the New York Tribune IRON san
Francisco. october %, says: At the inquest into
the Benhayon suicide last night the coroner took
the stand and read letter OF notification OF the
intending suicide. 1t proved the sensation Of the
evening, being q plain declaration that he had
murdered his sister and that Dr.. Bowers was en-
tirely ignorant OF the plot which had been con-
coctsd TO get rid Of the woman. A second ssnsa-
ton came when the coroner read Q second letter
entitled Confession" 1t said In substance that
soon after his sisters marriage Benhayon pro-
posed that DR.. Bowers should nrst be induced to
insure his life and be poisoned. When poison was
procured Mrs. Bowers heart failed her, and then
Benhayon felt an irresistible desire to try 1t on his
sister and did:so with fatal effect The poison was
procured from friend who said that It's presence
could not be detected ana that the friend himself
the nrst with IS called at tits Evenings inquest
was sarah Benhayon, mother Of the suicida Her
day noon, wnsn his behavior was a. usual He
leLI ner 70 60 70 dentists ONCE where he was em-
ployed put falling 70 return at night, she grew un-
shown letter addressed 70 the coroner, notifying
tnat oncer that no (Benhayon) was about 70
commit suicide the mother said that the hand
on this and on two other letters to the Caron,cie
ana Or: Bowers, she declared emphatically were
~ W uln Inc lbCC6r e0tltlou "tuc Cou-
iession she also said instantly was not In Henfys
handwriting. He had peculiar hand, she added,
one concerning which there could DO no mistake.
ehe SAID In conclusion that her son had never
spoken 70 her OF suicide She always understood
tne NE insurance policies were made out In Bow
ers favor and had never been transferred.
Ma Maggie HigsOn, landlady OF No. % Geary
street. where the .ad b0dy was found, retold the
stoIy OF the peculiar engagement OF room No. 81,
saying that on October l6 young man had called
ana insisted on renting that particular room.
Jonn Deming being called, she Instantly said he
was the man. On october Is another young man
called and paid s deposit, and said he was the
!rlend Tor whom the room had been engaged.
Wnen asked II this was the dead man, Mira HigsOn
SAID II most assuredly was not. Nothing more was
seen OF either man until last Monday noon, when
she found the body In tho room and was thunder
struck TO ind 10 was neither OF the Two men before
seen.
There was q scene when the landlady recognized
. spectator In court as the man who hired and
Pald for the room In which the supposed suicide
LOOK place. Ths moment she caught sight Of him
she gave cry and tainted In her chair. When
revived she testified TO the mans identity, although
ne denied datly that he had engaged the room.
HIS name Is A. Lowenstein, and he Ia Q dry goods
sale man, who is well spoken OF BY his friends.
de told confused story, but admitted that he
was at the landlady's house O few nights before
Inc suicide. After the examination both he and
Deming, the man who originally hired the room,
were put under police surveillance. The theory
That Benhayon was murdered and his confession
forged Is gaining on the public.